Transporting means



C. M. CALAT AYND AND A. LODIEN. TRANSPORTING MEANS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1919.

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) UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

CARLOS: MARIA CALATfiYND AND ALBERTO LOrDIEN, OF BUENOS'AIRES,. ARGENTINA.

' msrommmmsl Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application ma m 9, 1919. seria1No.'309,774.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CanLos Mani-Ar GALA- TAYKD and ALBERTO LODIEN, citizens of the Argentine Republic, residing at Reconquista street 195 and Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

This oresent invention relates to certaiir new and useful improvements in transporting means and has for its object to provide it has been illustrated in the accompanylng' diagrammatical drawings which show an embodiment of the same. In the said drawings: 7 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a platform according to-this. invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows a plan of the sald platform. Fig. shows d1agrainmatically the loading and unloading of a platform on a motor truck and Fig. 5 illustrates the motor truck loaded with a series of four platforms according to this present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 6 G of Fig. 1, showing one form of device for operating the adjustable feet of the platform supports.

Similar characters of reference point out, to same or like parts throughout the above figures.

As will be seen from Figs. 1 to 3, the platform consists of a flooring 3 of any suit able material and having a strength sufli cient for the load to be supported. Said flooring is provided With tWo pairs of supporting legs 1 and 2, the front legs 1 being preferably fixed to reinforced extensions 4 at the front edge of the platform as-may be seen from the above figures. Each of the said four legs is provided with extensible means, such as an adjustable foot 5 or any other equivalent device. In this present em bodiment, the feet 5 are operated by rackand-pinion devices which are themselves actuated by means of hand levers 6 fitted to account of the front legs 1.

certain- O'f'bllfi legs, although it is obvious any other actuating means may be used independently of the invention. The operating means may also act on any one of the feet individually or on all four feet together. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are brace rods or the like of which any suitable number may be used so as to give the required resistance to the frame.

The diagrams in Figs. 4c and 5 show the platforms actually used in combination with a motor truck. It 1s obvious that the 'same appliance may be used in connection with horse-drawn trucks or any other transporting vehicle.

'66 1s the'floorlng of the truck which preferably covers the rear wheels of the vehicle.

The said flooring need not be a continuous one and may be substituted by a frame of any suitable form. he interchangeable platforms 5 are placed one upon the other on the said flooring (t, preferably stepwise on The length of the legs and their supporting feet is so calculated that when they are not in their extended position, the lower ends of the feet of reach the ground. 7

The loading and unloading of. the platforms on the truck is effected as follows. The platform is raised by its extensible means so that it may rest directly on the ground and the'truck then advances from the platform and leaves it standing on itself or runs back under the platform as may be easily understood from Fig. 4.

It then becomes possible for a single transporting truck to efiect amultiple service, as it may carry any suitable number of unloaded platforms Z) to the place or places in which they are to be loaded and leave them by themselves While they are loaded. In this manner a considerable time saving is obtained, as the trucks need not be inactive during the loading and unloading operations.

It is obvious that many constructive and other alterations may be introduced in the improved device of this present invention without departing from the scope of the the lowermost platform on the truck do not 7 leg including a movable foot which is adwhile supported upon the ground by said feet, and the latter thereafter-drawn up above the ground to cause the flooring to rest upon and be supported Wholly by the truck, and also to permit said feet to ultiinately be lowered agalnst the ground in order to raise the flooring above the truck and v enable said'tru'ck to be withdrawn from beneath said flooring, leaving the flooring again supported upon the ground wholly by said feet; and operatingdevices for adjusting said feet.

In testimony whereof We aflix our sigma tures 1n the presence of a, Witness. 7. I

' CARLOS MARIA GALATAY'ND. f

IALBERTO LODIENL Witness: p I G. FoRENsAn- 

